Hey guys! I know what you are thinking. Another update? Well yes. I actually had plenty of chapters already typed up but I just have to review them before I upload. Plus work has been slow and the boss let me go early so now I have a longer weekend to edit and update chapters. When I read fanfic I'm very impatient for new chapters and that's why I am trying to upload as many chapters as I can. I understand the struggle of waiting. I also decided a last name for Loki. I'll explain it in later chapters when the parents pop-up. Bare with me and please don't forget to review!

I do not own anything...except a box of Peppermint tea and a "I love being a Villain" coffee cup :)

Darcy woke to Nine in The Afternoon by Panic At The Disco blasting in her ears.

Damn Jane for her damn alarm clock programming.

After whacking her alarm clock to stop the noise Darcy got up and started a shower. Jane was away to New Mexico. Apparently her boss Coulson had wanted her to check something out down there. Darcy would have pried but she learned not to ask Jane questions about her work unless she wanted a whole science lecture. Jane and Darcy met during college. Darcy had be assigned to intern with Jane since Darcy's Political Science major couldn't get her an internship at a better, more advance place. She and Jane had become friends instantly...or as soon as she got over Jane's annoying motherly attitude towards life. Darcy knew that as soon as Jane got back she would call Darcy and annoy the hell out of her with the damn details of her trip.

Darcy got out the shower and began to get ready for work. Throwing on a pair of dark skinny jeans, her midnight blue button down shirt, and her converses. Working at the diner had it's perks. Like not having to wear uncomfortable clothing. Or worst: heels.

As she put on her makeup she notice the chain around her neck.

Oh yeah. The ring.

Darcy tried to cover up the ring but since it hung above her chest, she couldn't conceal it. Her shirt barely buttoned around her breast and there was no way she can squeeze another button close. It was a miracle that the buttons around her bosom hasn't popped yet. So the ring was left visible, for the world to see. Damn Frankie and his uniform choices...again.

Sighing, Darcy applied her lipstick and shook out her wild curly hair. Making sure she had her keys and her reading glasses in her bag, she hurried out the door towards the Diner for her shift.

When she got to the Diner, Frankie was already at the front cash register typing away on his tablet.

"Hey Darcy. Nice bling! I didn't know your tips was bringing in the dough like that. If I knew I would make your uniforms tighter." Frankie said. Darcy rolled her eyes.

"It's not mine. I found it last night when I bumped into a stranger going home. I'm hoping to return it to that person if I run into him again." Darcy said while tying her apron on and digging for her order pad and pen.

"That makes no sense Dar. But then again it's you. Just be careful. Something that expensive should be shown around in a neighborhood like this. Times are hard Darcy and people aren't against snatching it off and walking away. Don't get yourself hurt trying to be heroic."

"Thanks Frankie. I'll be careful"

Don't get yourself hurt trying to be heroic.

Those words ringed in Darcy's head until it was time to take her lunch break. Darcy had been handling her customers so far with a far-away look. She was trying to figure out what Frankie had meant.

Darcy chill. It's Frankie remember? Darcy thought to calm herself. She began to wipe down her last table before her break when a stranger sat down in a booth on her side of the Diner.

"There goes my early lunch" Darcy muttered as she got her pad and pen out he apron.

Without looking up she asked "Hi. May I take your order?"

"Yes, I would like a raisin bagel and a black coffee." said a familiar British voice.

Darcy froze. Slowly sliding her eyes from the floor up Darcy looked at the stranger. He was wearing a black tailored suit with a white dress shirt that had a button undone at his throat, showing his collar bone. The man's cheekbones were sharp in his pale face. His long black lashes matched his long black hair that curled outwards in layers and was smoothed away from his face. Finally she met his shining green eyes. They drilled into hers with intensity and whimsy. It was the stranger from last night. The very handsome stranger. Holy shit.

Darcy nodded and hurried back to the counter to get his order.

How did he find me? What am I gonna do? Just throw the ring in his coffee and run? No. Stop it Darcy. Play it cool. Play it safe.

Placing his order on a tray, Darcy walked back over to the man with her head tilted to the floor, trying to be careful and not trip. When she got to the table she placed the coffee and bagel in front of him.

"Umm about last night..."Darcy began.

"No need to apologize again. It was just an accident." he cut her off. His voice was smooth and a little amused at her nervousness.

"Actually I was going to say that I found the ring you dropped last night when you bumped into me..or when I bumped into you. I...I..." Darcy began to ramble and stutter. Stopping herself from talking, she placed her pad and pen on the table and lifted up her hands under her hair to the clasp around her neck. The man's eyes following every move.

Slowly Darcy unclasped the chain and slid the ring off of it. Holding it gingerly in her hand she held out the ring to the man.

"This is yours right? L.L?" Darcy asked.

The man swallowed and nodded, taking the ring out of her hand. His cool fingers whispered against her palm which made a slight shiver go down her arm.

"Thank you." he said quietly.

"it means a lot to you doesn't it?" Darcy asked.

The man looked up at her and rose his eyebrows up. His eyes widened with surprise.

"Yes. This ring has much meaning to me and I'm very thankful that you have returned it. I do not know what I would have done if I never would have gotten it back. Somethings should never be lost." he murmured as he slipped the ring onto his middle finger. It was a perfect fit and made Darcy wonder how it fell off his finger in the first place.

"Why didn't you keep it? It is worth a lot of money and would have given you a fortune?" The man questioned. His accent making it seem more like an observation that a question.

"It was the right thing. Plus if I lost something like that I would have liked for it to be returned to me as well." Darcy stated. The man smiled and thanked her again. He looked up at her with his burning gaze and smiled. She now noticed that when he gave little smiles only one corner of his lips turned up as if it was a smirk. It make her heart tremble.

Darcy nodded and slipped the small chain into her back pocket and picked up her pad and pen. As she walked away a strong, get gentle hand caught her wrist and stopped her. Darcy held her breath, fighting the urge not to react and punch the guy's light out. It's not a threat Darcy. he won't hurt you. Chill out dude.

"My name is Loki. Loki Laufyson"

Darcy turned around and looked at the man. Blushing, she smiled and looked into his eyes.

"I'm Darcy. Darcy Lewis"

And with that he released her wrist and she walked away. The name echoing in her head.

Loki.

Loki sat at the booth. Watching the waitress walk away from him. That morning he was at a meeting that had let out early. Not wanting to hang around he decided that he needed coffee and a snack before the next meeting that day.

The coffee places near his office building was busy and Loki felt that he just wanted a cup of coffee that didn't have a bunch of rowdy strangers bustling around him. He had practically walked pass at least three Starbucks and 2 Dunkin Donuts until he came across a small Diner that seemed empty except for a few people scattered around the back.

When he entered he didn't look around. He slipped himself into a booth near a window. Not 2 minutes later a woman had walked up to him and asked for his order. When Loki looked up, he became startled and his heart skipped a beat. Standing there was the woman he had bumped into the night before. In the clear Diner light he saw that she was beautiful. Her wild curly hair hung loose around her shoulders. It was chestnut brown with small lines of red when the sun hit it. Her creamy skin was clear and soft, contrasting beautifully with the plum lipstick she wore on her overly full shaped lips.

Kissable Lips he thought.

Then he met her eyes. They were deep blue like the color that artist would paint the sea. They had small sparkles of grey in them as they were framed with her thick eyelashes. Snap out of it Loki.

He gave his order and watched as she nodded and hurried away. He didn't remember her looking this beautiful last night, her hips swaying slightly as she walked.

The waitress came back with his order and began to stare at him. He stared back. Trying to remember every feature of her face. The beauty mark under one of her cheekbones. The arches of her eyebrows. The fullness of her lips. Those damn lips. Then she tried to speak but he had cut her off. If it wasn't for him rushing and not looking where he was going he wouldn't have bumped into her either.

But she surprised and mentioned that she had found his ring. Loki had gotten home last night and noticed that his ring was gone. He had searched everywhere for it. His pockets, and coat, he had even walked back to his office to find it. That ring had meant a lot to him and he was heart broken that he had lost it. It was highly expensive and he knew that if someone had found it they would never let it go unless to sell it. So he must find the person and buy it back before it was too late. No matter what the cost. He stayed up most of the night trying to figure out how to find it again.

But now this small creature had returned it to him. She had slipped the ring onto a chain and wore it on her neck as though it was a gift from a lover. A tinge of hope sparked in him but he ignored it completely. There must have been another reason for her to put the ring there. It hung right above her ample chest. The chest that he was desperately trying not to look at. It shocked him. Why didn't she keep it? If she works at a Diner then she must not receive much income and could easily sell the ring for a fortune. So why? He watched as she took the ring off her chain and slip it into her palm and offer it to him. He took it carefully.

He slipped the ring back onto his finger. Making sure that it was secure. Yesterday he had made the mistake and out it n his ring finger and it must have slipped off. Of course.

He asked her why she didn't keep it. She gave him an honest answer that shocked him even more. This woman was an honest person. So little of them were still around that he smiled. She turned to leave when he remembered that he didn't know her name and he hadn't bothered to look at her name tag before. So Loki reached out and grabbed her wrist. He saw her hand twitch, as if it was about to react and strike him.

"My name is Loki. Loki Laufyson." He said. Please don't be those kind of woman that smacks men that grabs them...at least not me.

She turned around and looked at him. Her lovely blue eyes wide.

"I'm Darcy. Darcy Lewis." she said and left. He watched as her beautiful curvy figure walked away. His heart skipped a beat and a smile graced his lips.

His new lady friend was interesting. Maybe he can make something out of this? Form a relationship?

Be careful Loki. He thought as he looked down at his silver ring. Something about this woman made him happy. He hadn't felt this way in a very long time. Women barely interested him. When he went out to business meetings and gatherings the women were mostly overly flirtatious and only interested in his money and social class. Only a handful was in it for his looks but not as much as his wealth, so he barely began to notice them. So this woman had clearly took him by surprise. Joy had filled his cold heart instantly when he met this woman. And this joy had a name.

Darcy.

So they have officially met! Darcy's uniform is nothing like Kat Dennings's Uniform in 2 Broke Girls. Darcy's uniform is actually the uniform I saw in a Diner I use to work at before the owner sold it. It's uniform is very form fitting because he saw that the waitresses got more tips that way. Dark Navy blue shiny blouse and skinny jeans.

I'm a feminist but I thought this could hint to Frankie's personality as a business man and Darcy's personality trait as being comfortable with her body. Darcy is very comfortable in her body. Also isn't Loki sweet? What's the deal with his ring though? More to come soon. Don't forget to review!

-Midnight